Movie Details
Original Language:Czech
Executive Producers:Hana Jarošová
Production Companies:Jan Němec Film Artcam International io post
Toyen
Audience Score
DirectorJan Němec
1 hr 3 min
Plot
Jan Nemec a leading filmmaker of the Czech New Wave creates an original portrait of one of the most provocative artists of the 20th century Toyen Marie Cerminova As a female artist Toyen broke through the maledominated art world to create paintings and drawings often erotic in nature She cofounded the surrealist movement in her native Prague survived the Nazis and the Communists maintained artistic and personal relationships with artists Jindrich Heisler whom she hid during WWII and Jindrich Styrsky
